Follow his ugly collision at home plate with Ryan Kalish last night Carlos Santana has been placed on the disabled list.
For now the Indians are calling his injury a sprained left knee and that would probably qualify as the best-case scenario given how gruesome things looked at the time, but the diagnosis presumably could change based on further testing.
Santana has been fantastic since debuting in mid-June, hitting .260/.401/.467 with six homers, 12 doubles, and 37 walks in 46 games for an .868 OPS that ranks as the 14th-best in baseball history for a 24-year-old catcher with at least 200 plate appearances.
Obviously it’d be great if the injury proves minor enough for him to return this season, but given their 45-61 record the Indians would probably be happy if he can simply avoid long-term damage. For now Lou Marson has been recalled from Triple-A to replace Santana behind the plate.

Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that the Angels will acquire second baseman Ian Kinsler from the Tigers. It is not known yet what the Tigers will receive in return. Kinsler had to waive his no-trade clause in order for the deal to happen.

Kinsler, 35, hit .236/.313/.412 with 22 home runs, 52 RBI, 90 runs scored, and 14 stolen bases in 613 plate appearances for the Tigers this past season. He’s in the final year of his contract and will earn $10 million for the 2018 season.

The Angels were certainly looking to upgrade at second base and did so with Kinsler. They were also reportedly interested in Cesar Hernandez of the Phillies.